Cold War-Ian Pope

By Ian P

  • Berlin Airlift

    Berlin Airlift
    When the western countries delivered food and other supplies to Berlin due to roads being blocked by the USSR

  • Creation of NATO

    Creation of NATO
    An organization created by The U.S. , Canada and some Western European nations called NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) to provide security against the USSR.

  • Creation of Warsaw pact

    Creation of Warsaw pact
    A reaction due to Western Germany being moved into NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization).

  • Sputnik

    Sputnik
    The USSR launched the first satellite that orbits the Earth.

  • Construction of Berlin Wall

    Construction of Berlin Wall
    A wall created by East Berlin’s communist government to stop people from fleeing to West Berlin.

  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis
    A conflict where the U.S and USSR almost reached nuclear war.

  • Moon Landing

    Moon Landing
    Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to step on the Moon ending the Cold War.

  • Destruction of The Berlin Wall

    Destruction of The Berlin Wall
    Crowds of Germans began destroying/dismantling the Berlin wall.